Gabriela Amaral Ribas, Lara Hemerly de Mori, Tomás de Andrade Lourenção Freddi, Luciane Dos Santos Oliveira, Simone Rachid de Souza, Diogo Goulart Corrêa
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) represents 5% of malignant primary brain tumors. The clinical presentation typically includes focal neurological symptoms, increased intracranial pressure, seizures, and psychiatric symptoms. Although histological examination remains the gold standard for diagnostic confirmation, non-invasive imaging plays a crucial role for the diagnosis. In immunocompetent individuals, PCNSL usually appears as a single, well-defined, supratentorial lesion with a predilection for periventricular areas, iso- or hypointense on T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, with restricted diffusion, slightly increased perfusion, and homogenous gadolinium-enhancement...
May 4, 2024: Neuroradiology Journal